Aztec Sun Stone

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Sculpture · c. 1510 · Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) · Americas

A 24-tonne disc of the five world-suns; became an emblem of Mexican identity

Aztec Sun Stone — Anonymous Mexica artist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Aztec Art — Imperial propaganda in stone: cosmos, sacrifice and the ruler's power carved in basalt
Century: 16th century

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